Susan Danford
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Susan Danford

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Susan Danford is a Johannesburg-born actor and voice artist celebrating a 30-year career, working both internationally and in South Africa in Film, Television and Theatre. She has been recognised with 9 nominations and 3 acting award wins, in leading and supporting roles, ranging from comedy to drama.

Most recently Susan was directed by Sir Ridley Scott, (Blade Runner, Gladiator) on 2020’s acclaimed sci-fi series, Raised by Wolves (HBO Max) with the second season slated to start filming in early 2021.

2020 also saw Susan as Trish Williams in the celebrated series, Still Breathing (bbzeefilms/Mnet/Showmax). Feature film highlights include Invictus directed by Clint Eastwood; Friend Request; The Salvation, starring Madds Mikkleson, with series highlights including Tutankhamun (with Sam Neill), Known Gods, League of Glory, Meester, The Color of Friendship, Vagrant Queen, and Deutschland ‘89.

Her notable theatre work began with her award-winning debut role as Rosasharn in Steinbeck’s, The Grapes of Wrath; Juliet in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Abigail in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. More recent theatre highlights include her Best Actress nominated performance as Anna, opposite John Kani (Black Panther) in his play Missing, for The Baxter and Market Theatres; playing Sylvia Gellburg, opposite Sir Antony Sher in Arthur Miller’s Broken Glass for The Fugard Theatre, for which she also received a Best Actress nomination, and Emma in Harold Pinter’s Betrayal, directed by Lara Foot, for which she won the Fleur Du Cap Best Actress Award.

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Movie2012FynbosAnne
Movie2008Deadly HarvestDr. Diane Jackson
Movie2009Natalee HollowayMaggie
Movie2000I Dreamed of AfricaEsther Maitland
Movie1999The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or MummyLeslie Covington
Movie2014The SalvationMrs. Whisler
Movie2022Eraser: RebornVanessa Geist
Movie2016Friend RequestCaroline
Movie2008DoomsdayCommand Centre Official
Movie2006Catch a FireWhite Madam
Movie2000The Color of FriendshipMerle Bok
Movie1999DazzleDuty Nurse
Movie2009InvictusMrs. Cole
Movie1988Paradise Road
Movie2008Land Of ThirstVivie du Preez
Movie2025Faith in the Flames: The Nichole Jolly StoryHeidi
Movie2026How to Make a KillingLeslie Stahl
TV Show2021Around the World in 80 DaysMrs. Hildreth1
TV Show2020Still BreathingTrish13
TV Show2005The TriangleLandon3
TV Show2018Troy: Fall of a CityMidwife Minoa3
TV Show1997Onder Draai Die Duiwel RondSonja de Wet20
TV Show2005Known GodsGrace Foster26
TV Show2023Mooiweer en WarmHannah Brand13
TV Show2020Raised by WolvesJustina11
TV Show2014DominionWoman Senator1

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Movie2026How to Make a KillingDialogue CoachCrew